Whether that means the 33-year-old could make the Opening Day rotation is officially undecided, though it seems highly unlikely.

“Excited to get some depth,” Boone said after a 7-4 win over the Braves at Champion Stadium Monday. “Looking forward to getting him in here and seeing what we got. Can never have enough pitching. Looking forward to him getting here and getting our hands on him a little bit.”

The Yankees and Gonzalez agreed to minor-league deal, general manager Brian Cashman told reporters. Cashman said he didn’t know when the lefty might be to pitch in the big leagues. Gonzalez has reportedly been throwing to hitters at agent Scott Boras’ training facility.

The Yankees could look at Gonzalez as a better option to fill their two temporarily open rotation spots than what they have in camp.

Boone said Gonzalez’s big curveball was the first thing that came to his mind about the veteran, who’s went 10-11 with a 4.21 ERA in 32 starts for the Nationals and Brewers last year.

“Still an effective pitcher at this point in his career,” Boone said. “Has had years obviously where he’s been a frontline guy. I think right now, especially with being a couple guys down, to have a guy like him still available ... It’s a luxury to be able to add him just for some depth.”

Boone added that he wasn’t sure when Gonzalez would get into camp.

“We’ll see," the manager said. “First thing’s first is kind of seeing where he is and how far along. I heard something where he threw a bunch of pitches against Miami. I’m just getting word of it. So, kind of assess where he is and get all the information now once we get him in here. He’s certainly good enough to be very much in the mix of things but we’ll see how far along he is and if we’re at a point where he’s in play actually for the next couple/few weeks.”